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VIDEO: The story of BREAKING BAD, as told by its opening scenes

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Albuquerque has a huge meth problem. Meth labs blow up in the desert, in the suburbs, in the center of urban areas. High schools are broken into, chemistry labs ransacked. The situation has gotten so extreme that an FBI task force has been assigned to investigate. They argue over what to call their investigation. "Operation Icebreaker." "But isn't that a breath mint?" There are two Mexicans of the criminal class who have vanished, and it is thought that the disappearance has something to do with the meth war going on in Albuquerque. The meth found at the various crime scenes is purer than anything before seen in the area, so it is clear there are "new players in town". The FBI is determined to find out who it is.
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  • By Sheila O'Malley & Dave Bunting, Jr
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  • March 7, 2012 4:14 PM
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